California

Hey peeps! So right now I am at the Halifax International Airport getting ready to board a flight which will ultimately take me to California. I will post more about it in a future blog, however if you would like to follow me in realtime you can follow me on Instagram under the handle "ricdiculously". See you in the states =)

The Most Dangerous Game

Have you heard? Bird is the word! More specifically, The Birdman is the word.

The Birdman Game is a game of honor, skill, and minor inconvenience. It can be played with as little as two players and no upper limits on the maximum amount of players. It can be initiated anywhere and at any time (some exceptions apply, see Rule#13). Those who stare into the eyes of The Birdman must suffer the penalty. Those who refuse lose their honor and suffer shame. Once you play, you play for life.

I have searched the internet and their are a few posts on how to play The Birdman Game. I have even noticed that someone recently posted a wikipedia article on the subject. My post is far superior to these because I was introduced to The Birdman directly by one of it's 3 founding members. As such, I have compiled below a list of the rules for those who wish to play...the most dangerous game!

Rules of The Birdman Game:

1) Any player who looks at another player who is in the Birdman position (pictured above) must lie flat on their back, regardless of where they happen to be or what they happen to be doing. (Note: There is no specific length of time that a player has to lie down once attacked. As soon as the player lies fully down on their back they are free to get up again)

2) If however the player who is under attack manages to throw up the block sign before looking at the attacking player, he or she has blocked the Birdman attempt successfully and does not have to lie down.

3) A player who has been successfully birdmanned may take a total of 3 steps before lying down.

4) When two players Birdman each other, the effect is cancelled out and neither player has to lie down.

5) If a player is birdmanned while driving, he or she must get out of the car and lie down at the first possible opportunity.

6) Birdmans may be stacked based on quantity of attacks. For example, if a player is birdmanned more than once before laying down right away, then they may be stacked at intervals of 5 seconds each to a total maximum of 9 times. In other words, if someone is birdmanned 9 times before laying down, they must then lay down for a total of 45 seconds. The stacking rule also applies to group attacks, ie. If someone is birdmanned by multiple players then that person must lay down for a total of 5 seconds per attacker.

7) Peripherals may be used to detect an attack. As long as no direct eye contact is made the player who is under attack does not need to lie down. Abuse of peripherals however will lead to an indefinite suspension from play. Multiple abuses may result in a lifetime ban.

8) When a person looks at himself in the mirror while in the Birdman position, that person must lie down. This is known as "suicide".

9) Pictures, videos, and drawings are all legal. For example, if someone sends you an email attachment of themselves doing The Birdman and you look at it, you must immediately lie down.

10) If a player is already laying down and is successfully birdmanned, they must stand up before they can continue lying down.

11) If player 1 watches player 2 get into the birdman position with the intent of birdmanning player 1, player 1 does not have to get on the ground. However, according my friend who is a proven founding member of the game, player 1 may in fact be birdmanned while watching player 2 go into the birdman position with the intentions of attacking player 1. However, it is not important if this rule is played the original or the modified way. Whichever way is generally accepted among a group of players in a given area is ok to play.

12) The Birdman Game is a game that shatters ethnic, cultural, gender, and social barriers. No one may be denied the right to participate.

13) Play can be suspended for a limited time. For instance, if a group of players belong to church or are coworkers at their place of employment, gameplay may be temporarily halted. However, all members must unanimously agree to any such suspension of play.

Let the games begin!

Shawarma, Assemble!

Despite the title of this post I did not in fact assemble any Shawarma. Instead I went out and bought a dozen of them for my friends and I to have on our movie night. I didn't get any pictures of the Shawarma, but that's ok because I have something far more awesome up my sleeve:

Yes, you are actually seeing what you think you're seeing and, yes, you can get your very own shirt just like it. There's only one place I've come across that sells this shirt so far. It's a little pricey but it was worth every penny!

The Avengers are a group of awesome super heroes who eventually assemble into something even more awesome and who go on to save the world. Shawarma is a group of awesome ingredients that eventually assemble into something fiercely delicious and has probably saved the world? My point is that Avengers + Shawarma = one freaking sweet marriage of epicness!

Of course the whole idea behind this stemmed from the movie itself, where Iron Man (aka. Tony Stark, aka. Robert Downey Junior) tells his fellow Avengers after the action-packed final battle that he is seriously craving some shawarma. He doesn't know what it is, he admits, however he's always wanted to try it. This leads to the hillarious scene after the credits of all the Avengers gathered around and enjoying a meal of shawarma together.

I know what you're all thinking: How cool would it be if I had my OWN Avengers/Shawarma party. Well you've come to the right spot. I'll show you EXACTLY what said party looks like:

 

The moral of the story: You need a Shawarma/Avengers shirt. Also people. Plus there's a movie.

Anywho, I think we can all agree that my shirt looks pretty sweet. Speaking of sweet, I had a few friends over the next night, and one of them brought a few props. Why couldn't I have had these on Shawarma night?

 

So that's essentially how Shawarma Avengers Night, and the ensuing after party, went down.